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County firefighters fought a hay barn fire in blistering heat on Rocky River Road in the Rich Hill community Saturday afternoon. Their massive, all-out effort kept the blaze from spreading to several nearby full turkey barns.

The fire, which was reported about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, was contained about 4:15 p.m.

However, it was by no means out then, according to a firefighter on the scene.

“It’s about 30 percent out,” the firefighter said on the emergency radio at the time.

Parents can expect to pay more for their children’s school lunches next year after the Lancaster County school board approved an increase in prices.

The approval came during the board’s meeting June 26, a meeting in which board members also approved first reading of policy revisions regarding student medication and first aid.

In a vote prompted by U.S. Department of Agriculture policy changes, the school board unanimously approved a 5-cent increase in elementary school lunches and a 10-cent increase for middle and high school lunches.

A day of tubing turned into a late-night water rescue June 23 as eight people were plucked from the fast-moving currents of the Catawba River.

The search for the group began shortly after 10 p.m. June 23, after a call came into 911 from a man who said he was stuck in the Catawba River, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

The man told a dispatcher he was inner tubing from Sun City Carolina Lakes in Indian Land and could not make it out the water.

Authorities are asking for help finding whoever stole several air conditioners and related parts from a Kershaw business during the last few months.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has teamed up with Kershaw-based ECN Industries, located at 425 Little Dude Ave., to track down and arrest those responsible for several thefts at the business, according to a sheriff’s office press release.

The business is offering a $500 reward for any information leading to an arrest.